mb [5] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...Et eisdem alocatum solutum clerico mercati hospitij Domine Regine per mandatum maioris hoc Anno x s/. Et eisdem allocatum solutum histrionibus Domine Regine per mandatum maioris hoc Anno xx s....
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mb [5] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...And allowed to the same (accountants the sum) paid to the clerk of the market of the lady queen's household by order of the mayor in this year, 10s. And allowed to the same (accountants the sum) paid to players of the lady queen by order of the mayor in this year, 20s....
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An almost identical pair of entries appears in the chamberlains' accounts for 1566–7 that seem to have been made at the same time of the year (see Chamberlains' Accounts, 1566–7), raising the question of whether the queen's players travelled with her clerk of the market.
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/97
Repository location: Winchester
The chamberlains' account rolls record all of the city's income and expenditures.
Income comes primarily from annual rents and rates, as well as special
levies. Expenditures include the whole range of civic responsibilities,
including construction and maintenance of civic structures, annual
payments to civic officials, and rewards given to local nobility and
gentry (and to their performers). The accounting year runs from
Michaelmas to Michaelmas.
1570–1; Latin; parchment; 6 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [6d], ending on mb [4d]; 540–625mm x 280mm; unnumbered; 19th-c. paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.